Wheel abutment for jacks



Jur le 10, 194 -.H.sTEvENs 2,422 1 4 WHEEL ABU'IMENT FOR JACKS FiledFeb. 6, 1946 Ivvsivron, CHARLES H STEVENS,

Patented June 10, 1947 Y a WHEELABUTMFN'T FoR JACKS' Charles H. Stevens,Indianapolis, Ind. h Application February 6, 1946 Serial No. 645,717

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an attachment to be applied to wheels;particularly automobile wheels, to serve as abutments against whichthehead of a jack may bearin order to-permit lifting of the wheel by thejack. The primary object of the invention'is to provide asimple abutmentstructure which may be applied to a wide range of automobilewheels whichmay vary in the bolt spacing as is encountered in difierent makes ofautomobiles,

, A still further, advantage of the invention resides in the fact thatthe abutment may be produced and sold at a relatively low cost and inmany instances may be applied to'the wheel when the wheel is mounted onits hub and allowed to remain in the mounted position under the usualhub cap. 7 I

2 These and many other objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent to those versed in the art in the following descriptionmade in reference to the accompanying drawing in w h; l. .5. Q

Fig. 1 is a view in Vertical section through a fragmentary portion of awheel to which the invention is applied;

Fig. 2, a view in front elevation;

Fig. 3, a view in top plan of the abutment apart from the wheel;

Fig. 4, a view in front elevation of a modified form of the invention;and

Fig. 5, a view in section on a line 5 in Fig. 4.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews in the drawing.

Automobile wheels, such as the wheel ID are commonly mounted on theirhubs H by means of cap screws I2 arranged in spaced apart relation at acommon radius from the center of rotation of the wheel. The radius oflocation of these screws l2 will vary between different makes of wheels,and also the number of the screws employed will range generally fromfour to six, six being shown in the present example.

I form a bracket I3 which has an upper end portion M to bear against theface of the wheel Hi to receive one of the screws l2 therethrough. Fromthis upper portion M, the bracket I3 is carried outwardly and thendownturned by a portion I5 spaced to clear the end of any member such asthe axle I 6 which may extend beyond the hub II, From the lower end ofthis portion I5 is a foot I! turned outwardly to form an abutmentagainst which the head I8 01 a jack I9 may bear.

A second bracket 20 is formed to have a lower wheel bearing portion 2|through which is provided an arcuate slot 22 having a radius of cur-(Cl. 254-133) V vature approximating that of the circle of the capscrews I2. The width of this slot 22gis made toexceed slightly thediameters of the screws 12-. The length of the slot 22 i made toaccommodatev from one to two of the screws I2 depending upon the numberemployed; For example, as indicated in Fig. 2 the slot 22 may receivetherethrough one screw l2 where six areemployed, oritmay re-- ceivetherethrough two indicated by the-dashlines, whenthere are fivescrewsemployed. Like-. wise when four screws areemployed-, the slot-22will have but one screw passed therethrough.

From the portion 2| of the bracket extends a web 23 outwardly andrelatively upwardly-to portion 24 extending within or behind the portionl5 of the-other 1.5 have an outer upturned bracket l3. portion 24carries a forwardly extending neck 25 which will freely-pass throughaslot 26 provided in the portion l5 ofthe 2 bracket l3 by'first rockingthe bracket 20 aroundto. permit the head 21 that is-provided on theouter end of the neck 25 to pass through the slot 26, whereupon thebracket 20 is rocked back to the position indicated in Fig. 2 to havethe head 21 abut the front side of the portion l5 to prevent withdrawal.The slot 26 is preferably made a little wider than the verticalthickness of the neck 25 to permit relative vertical adjusting of thetwo brackets I 3 and 20 to accommodate the assembly to the possiblevarying diameter circles of the screws l2. However it is desired thatthe bracket 20 be dropped to have the neck 25 resting on the lower edgeportion of the slot 26. This bracket 20 serves to prevent the bracket l3from springing upwardly when the jack head I 8 is forced against thehead l1.

Referring, to that form of the invention as illustrated in Figs. 4 and5, the attachment is made in one piece to straddle the axle or bearingcap projection. An upper foot 28 of the bracket 29 in this instance isturned inwardly to have a foot 30 to bear against the face of the wheeland carry a hole 3| through which a screw I2 may be passed. From theouter end of this foot 28, the bracket has an undercut portion toprovide an abutment 32 for the jack head. Then the bracket is carriedsubstantially vertically downwardly and thence turned back toward thewheel by a bifurcated lower foot 33 which carries holes through which 50two of the screws l2 may be passed. When thus made, this type of bracketwill have to be made in varying sizes or with different spacings ofholes to accommodate the difierent numbers and spac ings of the capscrews I2. 65 While I have herein shown and described my back of saidknee; through'which may be passed one of saidswheel bolts substantiallydiametrically removed from the said top foot bolt; said brackethavihg'abldtq invention in the two specific forms, it is obvious thatstructural variations may be employed without departing from the spiritof the invention i and I therefore do not desire to be 1 precise formsany more than may limited to such be required by the following claims. I

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1. A jack abutment attachment for wheels having a ring of Wheel securingbolts, comprising a bracketj n'gatop .tleg iinwardly turned from theupper portionbf *the' bracket; a foot 'on-theleg through which one ofthe wheel bolts may be passed; a knee on through its forward portionbelow said top leg; said downturn-ed leg being -a separate member fromthe bracket;- a neck extending fIQm, the

upper- ;portion of ,said' downturneid" leg toeriter saiq-sloicgwherebythat legmaybe rockedrelative tog-the vbracketto accommodate its foot tovarying spacing (apart and ring diameters of i said bolts.

the underside of the bracket forming an abutment for the head of --aliftin g jack; a leg down and inturned from the bracket 4 and a foot onsaid las't leg accommodate its foot to varying spacing apart and ringdiameters of said bolts; and a head on said neck engaging'said bracketon a forward side of said bracket to hold the bracket against outwardbending.

3. A jack abutment attachment for wheels having a ring of wheel securingbolts; comprising a bracket; a top leg inwardly turned'from the upperportion of the bracket;. a foot on the leg through one-pf the whebltsgmaWbe passed; a knee on the underside 'of he bracketforming anabutment' for the head of a lifting jack; a leg -down and inturned fromthe bracket back of said knee; and afoot on said last leg through whichmay be passed one of said wheel bolts substantially diametricallyremoved from the said top foot bolt; said bracket having a slot throughits I :A-jaickabutment ,attachmentt for wheelshaving aring;of;wheel;securing bolts, comprising-a.v

bracket; a top legi-nwardly turned from the upper portion oftheb-racket; afoot on the leg through. whichvone; of, the wheel boltsmay; be :passedgia V knee F911 he. underside of the bracket; forming anabutn'ienizifforfthe headof a lifting jack;.-.,a; leg

down andi-nturned from-the bracket back ofrsaid knee; and a foot; on.saidlast. leg through which maybezpas'sedzonegof-said wheel'boltssubstanr tiailly;"diametrically removed from the zsai'diatopl foot/bolt;saidvbrackethaving axslot through: its: forward portion jbGlOW :saidtopleg; isaid down: turnedle'g being a; separate 1member from;v thebracket; Ia neck extending fromgthe unperportion of'said idowntur neddeg .tol eenter :said slot,-whereby:

thatdeg mayo-be rocked relativezto the bracket to forward portionbelowsaid top leg; said downturnediileg being a separate member from thebracket; a neck extending from the upper portion f ei :s w u e le stq;ensa slet w sreby that. leg may b rocked relative to;the;bracket;:to

accommodate -footito varying; spacing apart a d r ing diameters of,saidbolts; said lower leg foot having an. arcuate; slot equalsubstantiallyhe; c mfe ial s a in a r lottw centwv-heelbolts; f

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